Apparatus and Methods for Widget-Related Memory Management

1. A method for changing operational modes in a wireless communication device, comprising: activating a mobile widget client in standard operational mode; determining memory availability on the wireless communication device; deactivating the standard operational mode based on the determination of the memory availability; and activating a low memory operational mode of the mobile widget client in response to deactivation of the standard operational mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: deactivating the low memory operational mode and re-activating the standard operational mode when memory availability is determined to justify the standard operational mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating the low memory operational mode further comprises activating at least one of degraded media resources, or degraded content feed, or degraded compressed mode view, or degraded informational hierarchical depth availability.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the low memory operational mode further comprises the degraded compressed mode view that comprises a recent screenshot of the mobile widget client.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating a low memory mode of the mobile widget client further comprises retrieving the low memory operational mode from wireless device memory upon determination that memory availability on the wireless communication device has met a threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating a low memory mode of the mobile widget client further comprises wirelessly retrieving the low memory operational mode from a serving network upon determination that memory availability on the wireless communication device has met a threshold.

7. At least one processor configured to change operational mode of a widget based on memory availability, comprising: a first module for activating a mobile widget client in standard operational mode; a second module for determining memory availability on the wireless communication device; a third module for deactivating the standard operational mode based on the determination of the memory availability; and a fourth module for activating a low memory operational mode of the mobile widget client in response to deactivation of the standard operational mode.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising: at least one instruction for causing a computer to activate a mobile widget client in standard operational mode; at least one instruction for causing the computer to determine memory availability on the wireless communication device; at least one instruction for causing the computer to deactivate the standard operational mode based on the determination of the memory availability; and at least one instruction for causing the computer to activate a low memory operational mode of the mobile widget client in response to deactivation of the standard operational mode.

9. An apparatus, comprising: means for activating a mobile widget client in standard operational mode; means for determining memory availability on the wireless communication device; means for deactivating the standard operational mode based on the determination of the memory availability; and means for activating a low memory operational mode of the mobile widget client in response to deactivation of the standard operational mode.

10. An apparatus for changing operation modes of widgets based on memory availability, comprising: a processor; a memory in communication with the processor; a memory state monitor in communication with the processor and operable to determine availability of memory on the apparatus; at least one mobile widget client stored in the memory, executable by the processor and including a standard operational mode and a low memory operational mode; and a widget mode changer stored in the memory, executable by the processor and operable to change the widget operational mode between the standard operational mode and the low memory operational mode based on determinations made by the memory state monitor.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the low memory operational mode comprises at least one of degraded media resources, or degraded content feed, or degraded compressed mode view, or degraded informational hierarchical depth availability.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a widget mode change notification generator stored in the memory, executable by the processor and operable for generating a notification indicating that the mobile widget client has changed operational modes and a communications module in communication with the processor and operable to communicate the notification to a serving network.

13. A method for changing content feed to a widget based on operational mode changes, comprising: receiving a notification from a wireless device that indicates that one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing operational modes based on memory availability on the wireless device; storing, in network memory, an indication of the change in operational modes; and changing a content feed provided to the one or more widgets based on the notification.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the notification further comprises receiving an indication that the one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing from a standard operational mode to a low memory mode based on low memory availability on the wireless device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein changing the content feed further comprises changing from a standard content feed to a simplified content feed, wherein the simplified content feed does not include one or more resources included in the standard content feed.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the notification further comprises receiving an indication that the one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing from a low memory operational mode to a standard memory mode based on sufficient memory availability on the wireless device.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein changing the content feed further comprises changing from a simplified content feed to a standard content feed, wherein the simplified content feed does not include one or more resources included in the standard content feed.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein storing an indication of the change in network memory further comprises storing in a digital locker associated with at least one of the wireless device or a subscriber to a widget service.

19. At least one processor configured to change content feed to a mobile widget based on notification of a low memory based operational mode change, comprising: a first module for receiving a notification from a wireless device that indicates that one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing operational modes based on memory availability on the wireless device; a second module for storing, in network memory, an indication of the change in operational modes; and a third module for changing content feed provided to the one or more widgets based on the notification.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising: at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive a notification from a wireless device that indicates that one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing operational modes based on memory availability on the wireless device; at least one instruction for causing the computer to store, in network memory, an indication of the change in operational modes; and at least one instruction for causing the computer to deactivate the standard operational mode based on the determination of the memory availability; and at least one instruction for causing the computer to change content feed provided to the one or more widgets based on the notification.

21. An apparatus, comprising: means for receiving a notification from a wireless device that indicates that one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing operational modes based on memory availability on the wireless device; means for storing an indication of the change in operational modes; and means for changing content feed provided to the one or more widgets based on the notification.

22. A network apparatus for changing content feed to a widget based on a operation mode change of a widget based on memory availability, comprising: a processor; a memory in communication with the processor; a widget management module stored in the memory, executable by the processor and operable to receive a notification from a wireless device that indicates that one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing operational modes based on memory availability on the wireless device and further operable to change content feed provided to the one or more widgets based on the notification; and a data storage in the memory and operable to store an indication of the operational mode change.

23. The network apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the widget management module is further operable to receive the notification that indicates that one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing from a standard operational mode to a low memory mode based on low memory availability on the wireless device.

24. The network apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the widget management module is further operable to change the content feed from a standard content feed to a simplified feed that does not include one or more resources included in the standard content feed.

25. The network apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the notification indicates that the one or more widgets executing on the wireless device are changing from a low memory operational mode to a standard memory mode based on sufficient memory availability on the wireless device.

26. The network apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the widget management module is operable to change the content feed from a simplified content feed to a standard content feed, wherein the simplified content feed does not include one or more resources included in the standard content feed.

27. The network apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the data storage further comprises a digital locker operable to store an indication of the widget operational mode change, wherein the digital locker is associated with at least one wireless device or a subscriber to a widget service.